BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY — A new $60,000 grant awarded to SouthCentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKYCTC) aims to help solve one of the state’s most pressing educational challenges — the childcare shortage preventing thousands of parents from completing their college degrees. According to Kentucky Youth Advocates, 79 of Kentucky’s 120 counties are considered childcare…
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — The Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) has announced a major expansion with plans to build a new 54,000-square-foot Animal and Community Campus, which will allow all of its animal care, adoption, and veterinary services to operate under one roof. Construction on the $37 million facility is set to begin in November, and the…
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, WISCONSIN — The Chippewa County Board is calling on the State of Wisconsin to increase its share of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding as counties brace for federal cost-sharing cuts that could impact both budgets and benefit recipients. During a Tuesday night meeting, board members unanimously passed a resolution asking the state…
HUDSON, WISCONSIN — A former Hudson fifth-grade teacher accused of sexual misconduct with multiple teenage boys appeared in court Wednesday as her case continues to move toward trial. Abigail Faust, 24, is charged in both Wisconsin and Minnesota with crimes involving sexual contact with a 15-year-old boy and his friend. She waived her preliminary hearing…
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — Wisconsin lawmakers have passed a bipartisan bill that would allow police to tow vehicles used in reckless driving incidents — even on a first offense — regardless of ownership. The measure now heads to Governor Tony Evers, who is expected to sign it into law. The legislation marks a major step in…
KENOSHA, WISCONSIN — A 38-year-old Kenosha man was indicted in federal court after prosecutors say he used TikTok and other communications to post videos and messages threatening to assault, kidnap or kill federal agents, according to court documents. Andrew Stanton was charged Oct. 15 with three federal counts: threats to assault, kidnap or murder a…
BROOKFIELD, WISCONSIN — Police in Brookfield are asking for the public’s help identifying a man accused of stealing hundreds of dollars in merchandise from Dick’s Sporting Goods earlier this month. According to the Brookfield Police Department, the theft occurred around 6 p.m. on Sunday, October 12, at the Dick’s Sporting Goods store on Discovery Drive,…
MARINETTE, WISCONSIN — An employee at Johnson Controls’ Industrial Parkway facility has died following a workplace accident, the company confirmed in a statement released Monday. Officials with Tyco, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls, said they were “deeply saddened” by the loss and are cooperating with local authorities as an investigation into the fatal incident continues….
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — A 59-year-old Pewaukee man has been charged with two felony counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle after a July crash in Milwaukee that killed a pedestrian at the intersection of Astor and Ogden Avenues, prosecutors announced this week. Court records show Roland Kuenn appeared in court on Wednesday and…
MARENGO, ILLINOIS — Authorities have identified the 19-year-old Wisconsin woman who died in a single-vehicle crash in Marengo earlier this week. The McHenry County Coroner’s Office confirmed that the victim was Marley Galvan, of Janesville, Wisconsin. Police said the crash occurred on Monday near 22820 River Road after Galvan’s vehicle failed to navigate a curve,…